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Paramilitary group kills 32 in a rampage in southern Sudan, activist group says
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's notorious paramilitary group rampaged through a village in the southern Kordofan region, which has become a key frontline in the country's civil war, killing more than 30 people in a two-day offensive, an activist group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces on Wednesday attacked Brima Rashid village, north of the key town of al-Nahud, which the paramilitaries seized earlier this year in West Kordofan province, said the Emergency Room in the area, an activist group tracking the war. The group said it documented the killing of 32 people, including siblings, in the offensive which lasted until Thursday morning. More than 50 others were wounded, it said on its Facebook pages. A spokesman for the RSF didn't immediately respond to a request seeking comment. The toll is up from 27 dead and 47 wounded reported early Wednesday by the Sudan Doctors' Network, a medical group which also tracks the war. In a statement, the network said RSF fighters 'targeted unarmed civilians in their homes - including women, children, and the elderly - in a bloody scene reminiscent of the most horrific crimes against humanity.' Sudan was plunged into a war in April 2023, when tensions between the Sudanese army RSF exploded with street battles in the capital, Khartoum that quickly spread across the country. Kordofan region in southern Sudan has in recent months joined the Darfur city of el-Fasher as the key frontlines in the fighting between the miliary and the RSF. The war killed more than 24,000 people, according to the United Nations, but activists and rights groups say the toll is likely much higher. The war also created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. It has driven about 13 million people from their homes, including over 4 million who crossed into neighboring countries. Parts of Sudan have been pushed into famine. The fighting has been marked by atrocities including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially in Darfur, according to the U.N. and international rights groups. The fighting in Kordofan reportedly killed more than 300 people, including children and pregnant women, earlier this month, according to the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Office.
Associated Press
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Paramilitary group kills 32 in a rampage in southern Sudan, activist group says
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's notorious paramilitary group rampaged through a village in the southern Kordofan region, which has become a key frontline in the country's civil war, killing more than 30 people in a two-day offensive, an activist group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces on Wednesday attacked Brima Rashid village, north of the key town of al-Nahud, which the paramilitaries seized earlier this year in West Kordofan province, said the Emergency Room in the area, an activist group tracking the war. The group said it documented the killing of 32 people, including siblings, in the offensive which lasted until Thursday morning. More than 50 others were wounded, it said on its Facebook pages. A spokesman for the RSF didn't immediately respond to a request seeking comment. The toll is up from 27 dead and 47 wounded reported early Wednesday by the Sudan Doctors' Network, a medical group which also tracks the war. In a statement, the network said RSF fighters 'targeted unarmed civilians in their homes - including women, children, and the elderly - in a bloody scene reminiscent of the most horrific crimes against humanity.' Sudan was plunged into a war in April 2023, when tensions between the Sudanese army RSF exploded with street battles in the capital, Khartoum that quickly spread across the country. Kordofan region in southern Sudan has in recent months joined the Darfur city of el-Fasher as the key frontlines in the fighting between the miliary and the RSF. The war killed more than 24,000 people, according to the United Nations, but activists and rights groups say the toll is likely much higher. The war also created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. It has driven about 13 million people from their homes, including over 4 million who crossed into neighboring countries. Parts of Sudan have been pushed into famine. The fighting has been marked by atrocities including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially in Darfur, according to the U.N. and international rights groups. The fighting in Kordofan reportedly killed more than 300 people, including children and pregnant women, earlier this month, according to the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Office.
Al Arabiya
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Paramilitary group kills 32 in a rampage in southern Sudan, activist group says
Sudan's notorious paramilitary group rampaged through a village in the southern Kordofan region, which has become a key frontline in the country's civil war, killing more than 30 people in a two-day offensive, an activist group said Thursday. The Rapid Support Forces on Wednesday attacked Brima Rashid village north of the key town of al-Nahud, which the paramilitaries seized earlier this year in West Kordofan province, said the Emergency Room in the area, an activist group tracking the war. The group said it documented the killing of 32 people, including siblings, in the offensive, which lasted until Thursday morning. More than 50 others were wounded, it said on its Facebook pages. A spokesman for the RSF didn't immediately respond to a request seeking comment. The toll is up from 27 dead and 47 wounded reported early Wednesday by the Sudan Doctors Network, a medical group which also tracks the war. In a statement, the network said RSF fighters targeted unarmed civilians in their homes – including women, children, and the elderly – in a bloody scene reminiscent of the most horrific crimes against humanity. Sudan was plunged into a war in April 2023 when tensions between the Sudanese army, RSF, exploded with street battles in the capital Khartoum that quickly spread across the country. Kordofan region in southern Sudan has in recent months joined the Darfur city of el-Fasher as the key frontlines in the fighting between the military and the RSF. The war killed more than 24000 people, according to the United Nations, but activists and rights groups say the toll is likely much higher. The war also created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. It has driven about 13 million people from their homes, including over 4 million who crossed into neighboring countries. Parts of Sudan have been pushed into famine. The fighting has been marked by atrocities, including mass rape and ethnically motivated killings that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially in Darfur, according to the UN and international rights groups. The fighting in Kordofan reportedly killed more than 300 people, including children and pregnant women, earlier this month, according to the United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Office.
Asharq Al-Awsat
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
RSF Shelling On Camp Kills 8 in Sudan's Darfur, Say Rescuers
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled a displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, killing eight civilians and injuring others, a local rescue group said. The bombardment hit Abu Shouk camp, which hosts tens of thousands of displaced people on the outskirts of El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur. El-Fasher remains the last major stronghold in Sudan's western Darfur region not under the control of the RSF, who have been at war with the regular army since April 2023, AFP reported. "The Abu Shouk camp witnessed heavy artillery bombardment by the RSF... killing eight people," the camp's Emergency Response Room said in a statement. In recent weeks, El-Fasher, which has been under RSF siege since last year, has been locked in intense fighting between warring sides in a region also gripped by famine. Thursday's offensive comes just days after a series of attacks by the RSF targeted another battleground region of Sudan. More than 450 people, including 35 children, were killed in several villages of North Kordofan, southwest of the capital Khartoum, according to a statement released this week by the UN's children agency. "No child should ever experience such horrors," said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. "Violence against children is unconscionable and must end now." On Sunday, the RSF claimed to have killed more than 470 army personnel near the town of El-Obeid, also in North Kordofan, in a statement posted to its Telegram channel. Independent verification of casualties in Sudan remains difficult due to restricted access to its conflict zones. Now in its third year, the conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee, creating what the United Nations describes as the world's largest displacement crisis. In December last year, famine was officially declared in three displacement camps near El-Fasher, namely Zamzam, Abu Shouk and Al-Salam, according to the UN. Since the Sudanese army regained control of the capital Khartoum in March, the RSF has shifted its operations westward, focusing on Darfur and Kordofan in a bid to consolidate territorial gains. In April, RSF fighters seized the Zamzam displacement camp, located near Abu Shouk. The assault forced nearly 400,000 people to flee, according to UN figures, effectively emptying one of the country's largest camps for the displaced. Sudanese analyst Mohaned el-Nour told AFP the RSF aims to redefine its role in the conflict. "Their goal is no longer to be seen as a militia, but as an alternative government in western Sudan, undermining the legitimacy of the authorities in Port Sudan." He added that the recent surge in violence in North Kordofan was likely intended to divert the army's attention from El Fasher, where the military is trying "at all costs" to maintain.
Al-Ahram Weekly
2 days ago
- Business
- Al-Ahram Weekly
FACTBOX: Egypt's current account deficit narrows by 22.6% in 9 months of FY24/25 per BoP data - Economy
Egypt's current account deficit narrowed by 22.6 percent year-on-year during the first nine months (July 2024–March 2025 ) of FY2024/2025, which ended at end of June, reaching $13.2 billion, down from $17.1 billion in the same period last fiscal year, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday. According to the balance of payments (BoP) data, this improvement was primarily driven by a stronger performance in the third quarter of 2025 (January–March). Despite the positive momentum, BoP recorded an overall deficit of $1.9 billion during the same period, reversing a surplus of $4.1 billion posted a year earlier. The shift was mainly attributed to a significant decline in capital and financial account inflows, which fell to $7.7 billion from a record high of $20 billion. The previous figure had been boosted by the one-off $15 billion Ras El-Hekma deal. Egypt is engaged in $8 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). An IMF mission is expected to visit Egypt in September for the discussions on the fifth and sixth reviews of the deal, with projections that both reviews will be completed in December. The First review of the newly approved Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) is also scheduled to be completed with these two reviews. The completion of the whole three reviews is anticipated to refresh Egypt's treasury with a total of over $2.6 billion. Key positive contributors to the current account's improvement Remittances from Egyptians working abroad surged by 82.7 percent to $26.4 billion, up from $14.5 billion, providing significant support to the current account. Meanwhile, the investment income deficit narrowed by 13.4 percent to $12.2 billion, bolstered by a 74 percent rise in investment income receipts to $1.9 billion and a 6.9 percent decline in investment income payments to $14.1 billion. Moreover, tourism revenues rose by 15.4 percent to $12.5 billion, up from $10.9 billion in the previous year, supported by a rise in tourist nights to 134.3 million from 116.4 million. Challenges limiting further improvement Regarding the BoP deficit, the data showed that the oil trade deficit more than doubled to $10.3 billion, up from $5.1 billion, primarily due to a surge in oil imports. Oil imports climbed to $14.5 billion from $9.7 billion, driven by higher imports of natural gas, oil products, and crude oil. Meanwhile, oil exports fell to $4.2 billion, primarily due to a decrease in crude oil and gas shipments, although an increase in oil product exports partially offset the decline. The non-oil trade deficit also widened to $28 billion, up from $23.7 billion in the previous period. Imports of non-oil goods increased by $10.3 billion to $53.6 billion, led by key commodities such as wheat, soybeans, maize, car and tractor parts, and raw tobacco. In comparison, non-oil exports increased by $6.1 billion to $25.6 billion, driven by growth in shipments of gold, ready-made garments, fruits, aluminium products, and electrical cables. Furthermore, the data showed that Suez Canal revenues dropped sharply by 54.1 percent to just $2.6 billion, compared to $5.8 billion the previous year. This was attributed to disruptions in maritime navigation in the Red Sea, leading to a 61.9 percent decline in net tonnage and a 44.8 percent drop in the number of transiting vessels. Capital and financial account: Cooling inflows The capital and financial account registered net inflows of $7.7 billion, a steep drop from $20 billion the previous year. Foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at $9.8 billion, down from $23.7 billion, which had included the $35 billion Ras El-Hekma deal. FDI in Egypt's oil sector returned to positive territory with a net inflow of $669.6 million, reversing a $175.6 million outflow last year. This came as inflows to the sector reached $5.0 billion, while outflows dropped to $4.3 billion due to lower cost-recovery payments to foreign partners. FDI inflows to the non-oil sector amounted to $9.1 billion, driven by $4.3 billion in greenfield investments and capital increases, $3.1 billion in reinvested earnings, $1.6 billion in real estate purchases by non-residents, and $396.1 million from the sales of domestic entities to foreign investors. In March, Egypt's headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the non-oil private sector fell to 46.7, down from 46.9 seen in February, according to Standard and Poor's (S&P) Global index data. The index's latest reading for June showed that conditions across Egypt's non-oil private sector economy deteriorated, as demand weakness and declining output continued to weigh on business activity. Portfolio investments also declined, with net inflows reaching just $2.1 billion, compared to $14.6 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, Egypt recorded net repayments of $2.6 billion in medium- and long-term loans and facilities, as principal repayments surged to $10.1 billion, compared to $5.9 billion the previous year. Disbursements increased to $7.5 billion from $4 billion. The CBE also saw a net increase in liabilities of $429.9 million, reversing a net outflow of $1.4 billion in the same period a year prior. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
